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Art. 16 Code de procédure et de juridiction administrative (CPJA) - Examen de la compétence
Procédure - Règles générales de procédure et procédure de première instance - Compétence
Art. 16 CPJA · Examen de la compétence
1. L'autorité examine d'office si elle est compétente.
2. Si elle tient une autre autorité pour compétente, elle lui transmet aussitôt le dossier et en avise les parties.
3. L'autorité qui a des doutes sur sa compétence procède à un échange de vues avec l'autorité qu'elle estime être compétente.
Décisions judiciaires appliquant cette disposition (16)
604 2025 92 · fr (Art. 16 Abs. VRG)
Appeal Regarding Timeliness and Procedure of Property Fee Objection
Cited in the reasoning regarding the duty to forward submissions sent to an incorrect authority.
604 2024 49 · fr (Art. 16 al. 2 CPJA)
Indirect Acquisition of Real Estate Holding Company Triggers Property Transfer Duties
Used to transmit the part of the appeal concerning the fine to the tax authority (DFIN) for competence.
608 2024 141 · fr (Art. 16 al. 2 CPJA)
Administrator Liability for Unpaid Social Security Contributions Upheld Despite Sale of Company
Applied analogously, this provision reinforced the justification for deeming the appeal timely as the Caisse should have forwarded the case to the competent judicial authority.
603 2024 103 · fr (art. 16 al. 2 CPJA)
Driver's License Revocation Appeal Admissibility Review
Applied to deem the appeal filed validly and on time because the administrative authority failed to transmit the case file.
608 2022 144 · fr (Art. 16 al. 2 CPJA)
Foundation v. Construction Company: Salary Statement Non-Compliance and Fines
Applied because the court officially transferred the case to the competent chamber (IIe Cour des assurances sociales) upon realizing the lack of jurisdiction of the Ie Cour.
608 2022 147 · fr (art. 16 al. 2 CPJA)
Early Retirement Foundation v. Construction Company (CCT RA Compliance)
This procedural rule mandated the ex officio transfer of the case, as noted in the reasoning, though the core decision relies on substantive/enforcement rules.
608 2022 7 · fr (Art. 16 al. 2 CPJA)
Insured's Appeal Against Unpaid Health Insurance Premiums and Debt Collection Proceedings
Cited in the reasoning to establish that the appeal was timely and legally filed with the competent authority, even though the primary ground for the decision is found elsewhere.
601 2020 33 · fr (art. 16 al. 2 CPJA)
Appellant v. Police Authority: Access to Redacted Domestic Violence Reports
This provision was mentioned as the reason why the lower authority should have transmitted the claim for damages to the State Council, although the Court decided to transmit it directly for procedural economy.
608 2020 54 · fr (Art. 101 i.V.m. Art. 16 Abs. 2 des freiburgischen Gesetzes vom 23. Mai 1991 über die Verwaltungsrechtspflege [VRG; SGF 150.1])
Pension Fund Overpayment Jurisdiction Appeal
Cited as the legal basis for forwarding the matter to the competent court when the court is not competent to rule on the claim.
601 2019 52 · fr (Art. 16 al. 1 CPJA)
Attorney Fee Dispute and Inadmissibility of Appeal
Cited as the legal basis for the Cantonal Tribunal to examine the admissibility of appeals.
601 2019 52 · fr (Art. 16 al. 2 CPJA)
Attorney Fee Dispute and Inadmissibility of Appeal
Used to transmit the appeal file to the competent authority (Direction de la sécurité et de la justice).
601 2019 17 · fr (Art. 16 al. 2 CPJA)
Premature Appeal of Legal Aid Denial Against Hospital Secretary General Decision
The court considered transmitting the appeal to the competent authority based on this article, but ultimately waived it.
601 2019 17 · fr (Art. 16 al. 2 CPJA)
Premature Appeal of Legal Aid Denial Against Hospital Secretary General Decision
The court noted that the appeal should have been transmitted to the competent body (the Administrative Council) based on this provision, even though it ultimately refrained from doing so.
601 2019 17 · fr (Art. 16 al. 2 CPJA)
Premature Appeal of Legal Aid Denial Against Hospital Secretary General Decision
This provision was cited in the reasoning as the basis for transmitting the appeal to the competent body, although transmission was ultimately waived.
602 2015 16 · fr (art. 16 al. 2 CPJA)
Municipality v. DAEC Regarding Jurisdiction Over Judicial Non-Action Complaint
Cited implicitly in the reasoning leading to the operative paragraph I, which orders the transmission of the file to the State Council based on its competence (the substance of this article).